and you can expect a reaction, a policy reaction from the biden white house.h and how fast. there's some things the president can do administratively and by executive order, say, to tighten up enforcement of existing gun laws. tighten up background checks. but the real question is going to be, do they take steps further and push legislation aggressively on background checks or an assault weapons ban. cedric richmond, a senior white house aide, was talking boldly just a few minutes ago on television. take a listen. >> the good news is that this president has a track record of fighting against the nra and beating them. we need to make sure that we have sensible gun regulations in this country to ensure safety. and so we need action, not just words and prayers. >> so here's the question, though, poppy. something like background checks and closing loopholes in the background check system. polls overwhelmingly popular. in the 80s. but you cannot get that through a senate filibuster right now. certainly president obama couldn't during his term. it's doubtful that yo

the primary difference between the trump white house and the biden one is that the biden white house is not proactively inciting people to violate social distancing protocols like the trump white house did. i only speak for myself, but i don't have a problem with more ideological outlets in the news room, or in the briefing room. the problem was they were putting more people in their than there should have been at a time when we are all supposed to be keeping six feet from each other when we were covering a white house that was careless with social distancing, which is a huge problem with having people from oan in the back of the briefing room when they were clearly not supposed to be there. obviously, the biden white house is stringent lee restricting reporters and journalists who -- 80 people on campus a day. 40 people inside. that includes reporters and producers, all those people, 80 people a day. it is a limited number. i have only been to the white house once every seven or eight weeks because i have an internal rotation between my team. it is more related to covid than anythin

have personal experiences with all of this. >> the primary difference between the trump white house and the biden white house is that the biden white house i don't have a problem with more ideological outlets in the newsroom know they are putting more people in there than should have happened in the time we are all supposed to be keeping 6 feet from each other it would have been a huge problem with having they were clearly not supposed to be there so obviously the white house doesn't have that problem with 40 people outside, inside cameramen, producers. i haven't covered the white house surveillance but it is a limited number. i can only get in once every seven or eight weeks within my team so that is more related to covid than anything else, but the second point i think that it is obviously we are always going to be wanting more assets. once they start to turn around and once we are all vaccinated there won't be a major reason to restrict access to the white house again because it does matter how many people are married. we try to be generous and we try to ask questions to help each other out. w

conservative outlets, a lot of the differences between, the primary difference between the trump white house and the biden white house is that the biden white house is not proactively inciting people to violate social distancing protocols, like the trump white house did. i will only speak for myself, but i don't have a problem with more ideological outlets in the newsroom or the briefing room for the problem was they were putting more people in their then what should have happened at a time when we are crawl supposed to be keeping six feet from each other, when we are covering a white house that was careless with social distancing protocols, which is a huge problem with having oan in the briefing room when they were clearly not supposed to be there, so the biden white house doesn't have that problem with 40 people outside, inside cameramen, producers. they are restricting it to 80 people. 40 people outside. 40 people inside. that includes all the people just 80 people a day. i haven't covered the white house, but it is a limited number. i can only get in the white house once every seven or eight weeks bec

outlets, a lot of the difference between -- and the primary difference between the trump white house and the biden white house is that biden white house is not proactively inciting people to violate social distancing protocols like the trump white house did. i'll only speak for myself, but you know, i don't have a problem with more ideological outlets in the news room or the briefing room. the problem was that they were putting more people in there what should have happened in a time when we're all supposed to be six feet from each other. covering a white house that was careless with their social distancing protocols, which has been a huge problem with having people from oan in the back of the briefing room when they were clearly not supposed to be there. so, obviously the biden white house doesn't have that problem now because they are restricting reporters and journalists to 80 people, 40 people outside, 40 people inside, including correspondents, reporters, cameramen producers. and that is a limited number. i can only get into the white house once every like seven or eight weeks because i have

that comes as the biden white house has erased literally erased dr. seuss from their rea across america proclamation thi week and follows last week's cabal full with mister and missus potato head going gender-neutral and michelle obama herself, as you can see i that picture there it wasn't long ago that dr. seuss was beloved by all. in that picture michelle obama reading dr. seuss books to children when she was the first lady. listen to what barack obama had to say back in 2015. take a listen. where all of the same. why would you treat somebody differently because they don't have a star on their belly? i think about the importance. >> yes i like green eggs and ha coming here was reaction civil rights attorney fox news contributor leo to point oh, along with doctor and professor domingo with american university . professor, thank you for being with us you support canceling these books, tell us why. >> thank you for having me. i appreciate it. as far as i look at it it's not about canceling the books it's about saying when you know better you do better.

wouldn't make a big difference in his state, and he offered a blatant falsehood in an attack on the biden white house. >> the biden administration was spreading covid in south texas yesterday because of their lack of constraint of testing and quarantining. people who'd come across the border illegally. the biden administration was exposing texans to covid. that is a theanderthal-type approach to dealing with the covid situation. >> there's also news in another story we've been keeping an eye on. "the new york times" reporting tonight top aides to new york governor andrew cuomo rewrote a report in summer of last year to hide the number of nursing home deaths due to the coronavirus. it's a lot and with that let's bring in our lead off guests on this thursday night. shannon pettypiece, our senior white house reporter for nbc news digital, our eyes and ears on capitol hill, nbc news correspondent garret haake is with us. and clint watts returns to the broadcast, distinguished fellow at the research institute. our national security analyst, also happens to be the author of "messing with the enemy survivin

the political dividing line here is very clear-- democrat, including the biden white house, are betting that this very large bill will do everything the economy needs, and, therefore, all the credit will now come to democrats and the biden white house. and if they're right about this, republicans may regret not getting on board. but republicans are betting that this will only do a little bit, and that they will criticize spending too much, creating more deficits, more debt, and ride that kind of animosity toward that kind of washington spending to victories in the midterm elections. it's a huge political gamble for republicans. the house, the white house, and the senate-- i'm sorry, and the democrats in the senate and house, believe they've got the politics and the policy on their side. >> diaz: we shall see. major garrett, thank you. and you can get more details on the covid-19 relief bill on major's podcast, "the debrief," out tuesday. also check out "the takeout" on fridays. a bright note now in the war against covid. nearly 90 million americans have received least one dose of the va

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so given what we now know i think it's fair to ask a question who's calling the shot in the biden white house. biden hasn't held a single pres conference, he apparently has n plans to deliver estate of the union address. his vice president is the one doing the one on one meetings with world leaders. here with reaction on all of those marco rubio. let's talk with a guy we knew four or ten years ago. or the guy that debated paul ryan. i see their dramatic significan decline. he looks weak, frail, and obviously he's struggling cognitively, if you disagree, tell me i'm wrong. >> i remember rick perry was torn apart and marked by the press because he couldn't remember something in the debate , i myself was torn apart in the debate because i repeate the same thing three times. it just one more example of a. i also think we have to understand something. there going to make their own assessments of what they think they are doing with. if you're just an instrument into puppet for the radical out-of-control lunacy of the fa left end its party. there is no way they leave that meeting feeling like their

the biden white house wants to do something big and bipartisan, china may be the target. this morning president biden met with the quad which are seen as central in a new strategy to try to contain beijing. the quad australia, japan, india and the united states. there's the crisis at the border involving the surge of unaccompanied migrant children. the president doesn't have to navigate all those issues, he has to navigate some of his party. there's considerable pressure on the kwhous from progressives to go big on a bunch of other issues. gun control, climate change, voting reform, immigration even if they don't have much chance of make it to the president's desk. the lawmakers that supported it and that picture can sometimes be the moment that a white house is looking for. put this all in perspective of what we'll see this afternoon. >> reporter: they want to have that moment that's a headline today but also lives in histo long term but over the course of the next political cycle. the biden administration and the presidents want to be more aggressive in selling the plan

migrant children >>> the biden administration is facing pressure with a record surge of unaccompanied migrant children at the southern border. peter alexander with the white house's new warning. >> reporter: the biden administration delivered this blunt message to migrants >> the border is not open >> reporter: reversing another trump's border policies it comes as the country is facing a migrant surge. border officials revealing in february they had more than 100,000 encounters with migrants crossing the u.s. illegally. republicans argued president biden's approach is encouraging migrants to come >> word is out that the trump's policies are being replaced by the biden administration if you get one foot in america, you are never going to leave. >> reporter: the biden white house is asking whether it is a coincidence. >> there is a significant hope for a humane policy after four years of pent-up demand >> reporter: the border patrol encountering 9500 of them last month alone. >>> mandatory evacuation near l.a. tonigh after a storm triggering mud slides. in hawaii, a state of emergency declared due to unprecedented floods >>> let's turn to governor gavin newsom on t

like any problem, we are going to do everything we can to solve it. >> reporter: the biden white house now facing a new crisis. the u.s. house is set to take up two immigration bills this week. one creating a pathway to citizenship for dreamer whose came to this country as children. the other offering legal status. >>> in a new media ad, california democrats are calling out those behind the campaign to recall the governor. >> anti-vaccine qanon extremists, violent white supremacists, like the proud boys who attacked the capitol on january 6. >> on twitter today, the governor launched his fight to stay in office and directed supporters to the website, stop the republican recall. governor newsom says he's focussed on getting californians vaccinated and reopening the economy safely. now to our ongoing series, "making it in the bay", new housing data continues to break records, even during the pandemic. home prices rose, and experts say they're likely to go even higher. here's our business and tech reporter, scott budman. >> reporter: with fewer homes on the market because of the pandemic,

biden has been working on gun control legislation for years. a whole lot of people with ds after their names have. where the white house is concerned, where is the confidence level that something, anything will emerge from the u.s. senate and make it to joe biden for a signature? >> well, i think that it comes down to just how much political capital the biden white house wants to put behind the issue, especially in a time where they are getting ready to pitch the second phase of their build back better agenda and a $3 trillion infrastructure package. will they use the same laser focus that they used for covid relief on this infrastructure package or will they be tangled up in another battle. you know, when asked about this earlier today, whether he had the political capital, biden was optimistic. he said that i hope so and he crossed his fingers. but this is an issue that biden knows well. he knew it and he dealt with it as a senator and as a vice president and now as a president. he does really understand that, you know, there is no clear path forward, especially in a divided congress. i think it under scores the ques

white house. i will say this. this biden white house, it does seem to want to not avoid what's happening at the border. they want to take it, at least, give the appearance they are willing to take it head on. >> that's right, chuck. we're going to hear from ambassador roberta jacobson. shooe there to try to send a message. we understand this is a serious situation. we're dealing with saurj in those unaccompanied migrants at the border. we know the administration has been looking into building more facilities and opening more facilities to house these children but, of course, the challenge becomes the fact you do have unaccompanied minor who is are being held for longer than the time allowed. that's opening this administration up from the right and the left. you have some progressive lawmakers who are saying, look, these images are reminiscent of what we saw under former administration and president biden has aimed to handle this situation more humanely. that's the word they continue to use. this is a critical test of that po

. >> reporter: in the wake of two mass shootings within a week, the biden white house intensifying its calls for new gun legislation after the house passed two bills that would expand background checks vice president harris urging the senate to take action. >> stop with the false choices this is not getting rid of the second amendment, it's about saying we need reasonable gun safety laws. >> reporter: republicans are opposed arguing stiffer gun laws would violate americans' second amendment rights. >> unfortunately when it comes to gun violence we see democrats targeting law abiding citizens. >> reporter: as a candidate mr. biden promised to introduce new gun legislation on day one the white house deflecting criticism. >> this has been a passion of his putting in place gun safety measures throughout his career. >> reporter: a mass shooting followed by calls for new gun laws that go nowhere, including after the sandy hook massacre which claimed the lives of 20 elementary school children mark barden lost his 7-year-old son daniel in that horrific shooting. >> reporter: what is your level

the biden white house. these are some of the same reporters who helped cover up biden's weakness, his frailty and his, well, struggling cognitively throughout the entire campaign. tonight things are only getting worse. tonight here's the latest example. we call it today's biden blitz where joe just can't seem to get his thoughts together and organized, for several minutes actually, it gets uncomfortable. take a look. >> president biden: i hope at this virtual gathering keeps the spirit -- >> [indiscernible]. >> president biden: am i muted? am i muted? >> you're on mute. >> is it unmuted? i spent a lot of time today and he was pointing out to me that my win for the presidency was more popular in iowa than it was in the united states. and that's not too far off. when i became vice president -- leave that alone, guys, okay? tell them not to move that all right? i'm having troubles here. >> sean: okay. that's the guy that's tasked with the hardest job in the world running, let's see, the entire free world and th

much more disciplined in the biden white house. >> that is a good point. i haven't noticed what we are not seeing or hearing, not as many leaks from the biden white house. thank you very much. i want to know what you at home think about this. tweet at me @brian stelter or email me at cnn.com. the problem with narratives overtaking national news and up me. what might be a problem for fox news. a defamation lawsuit that has stunned the tv industry. one of the top lawyers on the case joins me in just a moment. honey! scuff defense. [ chuckles ] scuff! -defense! i love our scuff-free life. you too, scruff defense. today let's paint with the interior paint that's too tough to scuff. behr. exclusively at the home depot. still your best friend. and now your co-pilot. still a father. but now a friend. still an electric car. just more electrifying. still a night out. but everything fits in. still hard work. just a little easier. still a legend. just more legendary. chevrolet. making life's journey, just better. - hi, i'm steve. - i'm lea. and we live in north pole,

and president biden dispatched a delegation of white house officials and member of congresso inspect lity in texas. >> we are opening up new beds, providing space with children. >> reporter: the visit marked the first time the biden administration allowed media access to a border sie, but this was one run which the department of health and human services which readies facilities for kids. just yesterday, footage released by customs and border protection officials showed migrate children eating and sleeping in a crowded texas detention center. sources told the "newshour" that, as of tuesday, there were at 4,800 children at cpb facilities, that includes 1600 kids who have been held for more than the legally allowed 72 hours ago. meanwhile, republicans stepped up the pressure. senator lindsey graham said it's clear migrants believe president biden is making it easier to enter the u.s. he accused the white house and democrats of trying to unfairly shift blame on to former president trump. >> it's time to regain control, and you have to deal with the dynamic that led to the border being ov

how is that impacting the biden white house? >> joe, for so many white houses, even the most carefully laid plans can be overwhelmed by sudden breaking news and crises. that's what happened here to this administration. the white house is just now only ten days or so from passing -- signing into law that $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, signature accomplishment, a big deal no doubt. they wanted to spend the next weeks out thing that before moving on to the next piece of his agenda. instead two of his three first stops heading out on the road to talk about this bill have been drowned out by these mass shootings. last week he was heading to atlanta. that day was completely repurposed because of the bias crimes -- possible bias crimed that happened there against asian-americans and yesterday his trip to ohio was completely overwhelmed by his having to address this tragedy in boulder. >> democrats, of course, expressed concerns about the border situation. and we're going to have one of those democrats on today. also, senator murphy, a

we will take you live now to the white house for president biden's first news conference. and afterwards we will get your reaction. announcer: tonight we take you to the white house where president biden holds his first news conference since taking office over two months ago. he is expected to field questions from reporters on a variety of topics including the covid-19 pandemic, the federal response, the economy, and matters of foreign policy. thank you for joining us on c-span. we have heard there is a two minute warning. he is in the east room of the white house and we will show you today's press conference that will be live in its entirety starting soon. admittedly after that, we will get your reactions from the comments of president biden, including what you want to hear from him, thoughts and themes of the first conference, and you can give us your reactions on a variety of fronts on c-span, c-span.org, and our radio app. we will see president biden in a few minutes from the east room as he takes questions in his first formal press conference as inauguration day. live

call inhumane -- and that's one of the more, the milder words being used at the white house podium these days -- has the biden >> oh, chris, they're absolutely rolling out a red carpet for illegals to come into the united states. the reality is, it is a human tower crisis. as you mentioned -- humanitarian crisis. the last couple of months ago the numbers is three times what it was, and it's only going up. it's going to get worse by the end of spring. one of the things the trump administration did was the remain in mexico policy that required migrants to stay in mexico. now by rescinding that, immigrants are allowed to walk freely into our country, and the numbers are going to continue to increase. you're going to continue to see using human trafficking, of taking young kids to the borders is going to continue to increase. and just think about your last segment. the reality is right now if you're an american citizen and you have to fight back in the unite, you're required to get tests, but if you walk up to our border, you're allowed to come straight in without any covid tests. that's something that above abbo

has the biden white house ruled out any direct punishment of mbs in the future? yes. officials i spoke to said there was no effort to sanction moment bin salman. as ned price said a short time ago, their goal is recal abrasion, also citing precedent from the u.s., not generally sanctioning world leaders. the reality on the ground is the biden administration has made the calculation that saudi arabia is a crucial geopolitical ally and therefore they're not willing to take that step despite what biden said on the campaign trail. >> such an ally, maybe they should stop killing our journalists. phil mattingly, thank you. appreciate your time. >>> not one, not two, not even three, the number of investigations former president trump is dealing with from both political parties. that's next. stay with us. that means working night and day... ...and delegating to an experienced live bookkeeper for peace of mind. your books are all set. so you can finally give john some attention. trusted experts. guaranteed accurate books. intuit quickbooks live. >>> in the politics lead,

drug cartels are taking complete advantage of the miscommunication that is happening out of the biden white house. and what is happening is they are celebrating by exploiting these kids and the drug cartels, the human trafficking, the sex trafficking is all part of this migrant surge. so we need action at the border. the border patrol and cbp need support. our county sheriffs need support and the biden administration has been completely divorced from the reality that is happening at the southern border. it would be nice if president biden, vice president harris, or secretary mayorkas would come see us in arizona. >> gillian: on that point, governor, president biden himself has drawn a very stark line in the sand on this issue of the surge of unaccompanied minors. he says he is not going to leave children and teens on the mexican side of the border essentially stranded. listen to what he said the other day. >> president biden: the idea that i'm going to say, which i would never do, unaccompanied child ends up at the border we'll let them starve to death and stay on the other side. no previous othe

there's a feeling in the biden white house and on the hill that some of the thinking on taxes has changed bit and that raising taxes on higher income people, particularly people who have not been hurt economically during covid, is a more popular idea than it was a decade ago when i was covering the obama in his treasure. i think they feel emboldened and that this is their last chance to do a major legislative package before the political calculus of the midterm takes over and they want to go over the biggest package of infrastructure spending that they can get. and part of how they are going to do that is through proposed tax increases. romaine: big plan here, coming out of washington. could cause a lot of controversy , one way or another. tax bill to a stimulus bill, now law. leaders are saying that there is a shift in political willingness for further fiscal stimulus. we will discuss it. coming -- this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: today we are focused on policy shifts as we go further into this economic recovery. this week one of the areas of focus seems to be all about the inequality inno

that's been the big question here and the white house says the biden white house we should note theyk to make this a more lenient policy so if you do say on a background clearance form that you have used marijuana in the past that it doesn't automatically disqualify you from the job. and there are cases where they are essentially going on a case by case basis as they are evaluating these people to get granted top secret security clearances. a lot of that has to do with whether or not they are committed to taking a drug test now that they work for the federal government, if they would say they would not take or use marijuana any further going forward now that they are in these jobs. that's the question going forward. but there are other staffers who are saying that, yes, this is affecting their day-to-day work as a result of this. though the white house says only five have actually been fired because of it. >> interesting. i don't know. i suspect more people will be dishonest on these forms going forward just hoping they don't get caught in the process. so we'll see, kaitlan, thank yo

judy: the biden white house is moving tonight to get the migrant challenge in hand before the humanitarianical damage gets out of hand. the vice president is taking charge of the effort. yamiche alcindor begins our coverage. yamiche: today, and intensified focus on the southern border. president biden address to the growing challenges as the rising numbers of migrants turned up the political pressure to act. >> this new surge started with the last administration, but it is our responsibility to deal with it humanely. yamiche: he announced vice president, harris will now be leading the administration's efforts to deal with mexico, el salvador, and honduras. it's a new role that harris embraced. >> while we are clear that people should not come to the border now, we also understand we will enforce the law, and that we also -- we can chew gum and walk at the same time -- address the root causes. yamiche: she will focus on two main issues. stemming the flow of migrants to the u.s. and establishing partnerships with central american nations, but the roll is a hard one with complex issues dating

the white house is trying to capitalize on that. president bidenng a point when he goes to these -- on his help is here tour, meeting with republican mayors and governors who endorsed the program because it's delivering aid to their communities. and the white house believes this can be a real political ku -- they can use it to paint republicans out of washington, out of step with the needs of their constituents. >> do you think gop lawmakers will regret not backing this bill? you have people getting their checks, you have people getting their shots, all of which was provided for in this bill. are they going to regret it? >> it's very possible they may. i was with the president friday in atlanta and that trip sort of transformed into more of a tribute to those lost in those shootings in the atlanta area just a few days prior and a strong message of support for the asian-american community. while there, the president still did tout this bill and show americans what they would be receiving from it. georgia is the definition of a battleground. biden wa

i think the biden white house might make it at 85 to 100 so i think that opec has more room to run when pressure from washington to cap the upside. >> always great to see you thank you for your answers today. seema? >>> rick santelli is standing by rick >> yes it is a wild week, a wild six weeks. look at a two day of 10s and 30s. they could n't get over yesterday's high yields but closing where the yields have been higher than yesterday as they are now both maturities up on the day and the week. a year to state of 10s and 30s watch february with bunds didn't take out the end of february minus 23 high yield close? that's a key level to watch. the spread of 201 bases points, 14-month wide. the dollar index closing up on the week seema, back to you. >> rick, thank you. >>> up next, solar stocks flying too close to the sun the stocks had a huge run-up following the election our traders will discuss next. flexshares are carefully constructed. to go beyond ordinary etfs. and strengthen client confidence in you. before investing consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and exp

and many families are doing their best just to get by in these uncertain times and though the biden white house housing advocates and civil rights groups are working tirelessly to in housing discrimination and provide affordable housing opportunities there is always a group that rises to the top in times of trouble and. the wealthy that's right the residential real estate housing market is having a bit of a boom right now you know what you're thinking ah another american housing boom that we're in a bust after all in 2006 the housing market was on fire and by 2008 the bubble burst leaving americans high and dry up to their necks in debt boom bust and global recession but times have changed and linders have gotten either smarter or more wary this real estate boom isn't driven by subprime mortgages actually the pandemic has made lenders a lot more strict on who they provide housing loans to. so this might protect banks and the financial industry it also means that most americans that can afford to put down a 6 figure downpayment won't be homeowners any time soon. looks like this might only increa

larry: obama biden white house gave solar company solyndra of $535 million loan guarantee into thousandt wants to restart the same loan program that ended in total disaster. i don't get it, maybe somebody can let us bring a great friend who knows about such things, marc short former chief of staff to vice president pence, great to see you. you did not own stock. >> congratulations on the new show. larry: you didn't own stock in solyndra did you?w fess up. >> absolutely not so why are they repeating this? why are they repeating this we know it's a stupid idea. >> i think the central planners in d.c. think they know how to better invest taxpayer melt under dollars i think the lucite of the fact that it's the federal government's money in fact it's individual taxpayers dollars to send it to washington, d.c. and the notion they can socialize the risk of the investment amongst all the taxpayers is faulty economics. the reality solar panels that solyndra makes and can work on the marketplace they should have a place in the marketplace and every other form of energy just like windmills they sh

. >> reporter: in the wake of two mass shootings within a week the biden white house intensifying its calls for new gun legislation after the house passed two bills that would expand background checks. vice president harris now urging the senate to take action >> stop with the false choices. this is not about getting rid of the second amendment it's simply about saying we need reasonable gun safety laws >> reporter: democrats would need at least ten republican senators to pass those bills. but republicans are opposed, arguing stiffer gun laws would violate americans' second amendment rights >> unfortunately, when it comes to gun violence, we see democrats playing political games. we see democrats targeting law-abiding citizens >> reporter: as a candidate mr. biden promised to introduce new gun legislation on day one, but he still hasn't the white house deflecting criticism >> this has been a passion of his, putting in place gun safety measures, throughout his career. >> reporter: it has become an all too familiar ritual. a mass shooting followed by calls for new gun laws that go nowhe

they are happy to call inhumane, that's one of the milder words being used at the white house podium these days, has the bidened carpet for illegals to come into the united states on the reality as it is a humanitarian crisis and as you mentioned in the last couple months alone, the numbers of migrants reaching the border, three times what it was and it's only going up, it's going to get worse by the end of the spring. one of the things that the trump pen's administration date is the remain in mexico policy, they required migrants to stay in mexico while their asylum claims are adjudicated. they rescinded that, basically immigrants can walk freely into the country and the numbers are going to continue to increase, you're going to continue to see the using of human trafficking, taking young kids, unaccompanied minors to the border is going to continue to increase and just think about your last segment. the reality is right now if you're an american citizen and you have to fight back in the united states, you're required to get tests but if you walk up as our border as an illegal you're allowed to come straight

is the biden white house where it wants to be right now? how are they doing?could look at it through two different lenses. and in a way, it's sort of quintessentially joe biden, which is steady progress, not exactly blowing people out of the water, but if you look at it, it's really good. that's the white house's perspective, right? so, on the one hand, things are moving a bit slower historically than past administrations. you know, his cabinet nominations and confirmations have gone more slowly. by this point in time, i think it was february 17th, obama had his own stimulus law passed into law. biden is obviously still waiting for his covid relief bill. he doesn't have a major piece of legislation. obama had the building back better act by this time. that being said, if you ask people in the white house and democratic allies, they couldn't be more thrilled. minus neera tanden, basically everyone in the cabinet is going to be confirmed, it appears, and this covid relief bill, while they did have to make some serious sacrifices, limiting the number of people wh

what lessons is the biden white house taking and how can they pass it?ster does haunt this process. however, democrats have a way out this reconciliation process, the special budget rules that let them pass it and avoid a filibuster, do it with democrat only votes. and the failures of the obama administration to achieve this because of republican resistance is one of the things rueunitinge democratic party. there's a lot of pent-up demand for infrastructure. democrats are much more aggressive about wanting to use the power of government and government spending to lift the economy. republicans favor a smaller government. the money that they want to spend typically is tax cuts that will shrink the size and scope of government. so, there's a very fundamental divide. that's one of the reasons why even though president trump talked big about infrastructure, republicans were not behind him because they didn't want to lay out a whole lot of money for infrastructure. that's the challenge. democrats have taxes to pay for it and republicans will say you want to ra

president biden saying americans will have enough vaccines for every adult by may. we're joined now by the perfect guest on this from the white house a very busy individual. andy slavitt is senior adviser to president biden on covid. he an expert on medicare and medicaid issues. he is a fixture at these white house task force meetings. you see him there. i know what a busy time this is, andy. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me, ari. >> what does the announcement mean? what has gone into the work to make him so confident to tell america it's going to be a vaccines for all by may? >> well, first of all, i think great collaboration. the president's call is for this to be an all of country effort, for everyone to come together. and i think what merck did today by providing their factories and their expertise to johnson & johnson, what johnson & johnson did by seeking help, and what we did by enforcing the defense production act is really important. when we got here, you know, i think it's not a secret that johnson & johnson was well behind and still a little bit behind where they hoped to be. but they're willing to accept h

let's go one deeper on bipartisanship, is the biden white house continuing to pursue bipartisanship? and forgive me if this sounds cynical, so, at least they can say we pursued bipartisanship, we invited you as many of you to our side as possible, we had some of you to the oval office? >> well, they have to pursue bipartisanship, if they want to get any legislation passed going forward. so, they are a able to get this bill through with 50 votes. with reconciliation and all the democrats held the line so that appears they are going to do that. going forward, anything else they want to do, they need ten republicans to join on to. so, infrastructure, criminal justices reform. immigration. you know, even just sort of the general business of the government. you know, even the minor stuff. they are going to need to get the 60 votes. so if they want to get anything done, they have to get bipartisanship, now, there's the alternate route that i know people are talking about. that's the filibuster, and do you get rid of it and then you don't need the extra votes. president biden has repeatedly

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guy: it feels like such a self-inflicted wound by the biden white house. i think a lot of people in the press are more than happy to give the benefit of the doubt, even support them openly, and dolts of the blame trump spin. but when you clampdown on access when you give sort of an open timeline that maybe eventually you'll get to see some of the stuff with kids in cages and all that hysteria from a number of years ago, it is almost like inviting the press to turn on your lease on this 1 issue. make it hard to ignore the 14000 unaccompanied minors might come across the border and officials keep saying the border is closed for the border is right not close of your under the age of 18 credits in the argument the press filter abides a compassionate man trader the right thing. there's really little debated this point that it backfired his policies encourage many of these migrant families and migrant children to come for they got to do something about it. and in the meantime the excuse of going to give you access is going to be any week now, any month now i thi

the influx being blamed on the more friendly immigration policies of the biden white house and recentvernight after harry and meghan's bombshell interview aired. the couple is getting mixed reaction from the british public after making explosive claims. >>> today's weather, sun anyone and warm and windy in the southwest. snow in the northern rockies and much needed rain in the great state of california. >>> but looking warm in the northeast. not bad. >>> finally, the 94-year-old woman who is sewing for a cause. >> her name pandemic hobby helping to comfort young cancer patients across this country. >> and voila, you have a pillow. >> reporter: like many people frances found a new hobby during the pandemic. >> it does everything except talk to you. >> reporter: the 94-year-old started making pillowcases as her family in mesa look for new ways to keep her busy. >> i needed something besides sit around the house. >> her days usually packed with activities. >> i mean i do ceramics and all kinds of things and go to some of the plays and things here, but i haven't been many places. >> repor

right now the biden white house is celebrating some big wins on covid, including 100 million shots in american arms, but how is the president going to get more wins for his agenda? the filibuster could stand in his way, but tonight, it is looking a bit more vulnerable to change. we will explain why. >>> also, the new warning for investigators in georgia and in their words nothing is off of the table. will the atlanta area shootings be classified as hate crimes? >> racism is real in america, and it has always been. xenophobia is real in america. and always has been. is exism -- sexism, too. >>> we will talk to a georgia lawmaker who met with the president and vice president. >>> if you didn't think that big tech was reading your mind, we will speak to an innovator who seems to know you better than you know yourself. i'm joshua johnson and welcome to "the week." >>> the president had two big wins this week in our fight against the pandemic. after months of negotiations $1,400 stimulus checks hit the bank accounts nationwide and perhaps your account, too. president biden and vice preside